Talent Acquisition Specialist - Anchorage

Job Description

Come join the State of Alaska!

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more.

The Department of Family & Community Services is recruiting for a Talent Acquisition Specialist (Human Resource Consultant 1) in Anchorage!

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

As part of the Talent Acquisition (TA) team, you will manage and coordinate recruitment advertising for the Department of Family and Community Services positions. Responsibilities include overseeing recruitment postings on Workplace Alaska, developing standardized interview questions, participating in interview panels, making hiring recommendations and decisions in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and laws.  In this role, you will streamline recruitment processes, enhance candidate experiences, and cultivate a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects our core values. You will be able to ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new employees, and represent the department at job fairs, open houses, and other recruitment events. As a key point of contact for both candidates and divisions, your impact will be significant

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Department of Family and Community Services' mission is to provide support, safety, and personal well-being for vulnerable Alaskans. As a member of the Talent Acquisition Team, you will advance this mission by collaborating with leadership across the department to identify the specific needs of each section, ensuring we attract and hire the right talent for the right role

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

We cultivate a culture that values lifelong learning, teamwork, integrity, innovation, and compassion, while maintaining high productivity. Our team takes pride in our work and the relationships we build. We provide meaningful work that makes a positive impact on communities throughout Alaska.  This position offers the following:

•Continued professional growth and development opportunities.

•Competitive health and retirement benefits.

•12 paid holidays; personal leave accrual with a rate increase based on time served

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is in midtown Anchorage and involves a mix of in-person and virtual interactions. You'll be working in an office with a dedicated team that supports one another and is committed to fulfilling the mission of the Department of Family and Community Services.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Recruitment/Placement

: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

Customer Service

: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.

Teamwork:

Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/classspecs/891177

If you can imagine yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply!

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application

(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.  They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.  They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines.   A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

Decision Making:

Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

Interpersonal Skills:

Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Oral Communication:

Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Reasoning:

Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

Writing:

Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in human resource management, business administration, or organizational leadership or experience supporting management in running an organization/enterprise or supporting professionals working in human resources (such as recruitment, payroll, classification and compensation, employee and labor-management relations, employer provided benefit programs, employment law compliance, or employee training).

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

Copy of academic transcripts with your application if you will be using education to meet the minimum qualifications and/or competencies desired for the position. (Unofficial are acceptable but must include the institution name/URL on the transcripts). Please provide them at the time of the interview if they are not included in your application.

A list of three (3) professional* references including daytime telephone numbers and email address; at least two (2) of these must be from a current or former supervisor.

*Professional is defined as a supervisor or an individ